Liam Dowling runs two dogs in Irish Oaks semi-finals at Shelbourne Park on Saturday
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There was no joy for the three Kerry-owned runners in the final of an open 750 sweepstake (winner, €5,000) at Curaheen Park last Saturday. Wellstreet Cath finished third behind the winner, Darbys Dancer, for a consolation prize of €1,000, while Ardfertmacsarah and Daleroad Poppy finished fourth and sixth, respectively, for consolation prizes of €650.
There was, however, a brilliant win for the Liam Dowling-trained Solo And Go on the supporting programme. Big Kerry football involvement there.
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THE semi-finals of one of the biggest events of the year at Tralee, the Callaway Pro Am @ Stud Race of Champions, take place this Friday and the word is well out about a great starting line-up. The distance is 550yds and there will be some explosion of power on that extended run to the opening bend.
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JOHN O'Shea, from Causeway, turns out winners with remarkable regularity at the weekly Tuesday SIS meeting and, not for the first time, he recorded a four-timer at last week's meeting with Coill Bhui Byrne (28.74), Ballyfort Lulu (29.59), Emmerdale Shauna (29.48) and Wehaveyounoww (29.18), the latter running in the name of Kerri O'Shea.
Fastest winner was the Millstreet-owned Millridge Cora, which clocked an estimated 28.83 in an A2 525, while the other winners on going which varied from .30 slow to .10 slow were: Riverfield Tiger, 29.18; Outer Banks, 29.22; Quivers Disco, 29.80; Confident So So, 29.69; Quivers Buzz, 29.20; Manhattan Sally, 29.66; Pinewood Alannah, 29.38.
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TRALEE is such a great venue for benefit meetings, especially when the proper work is put in by those organising them, and the Oakview venue will be fairly humming this Saturday night by way of a benefit meeting for Scoil Iosagán, Ballybunion.
Works to the advantage of everybody, these benefit meetings, and the life they bring to the track is so important.
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